Suitability for Global Maize Production: A Methodology Based on Spatial Analysis

Xiangdong Shi and Robert L. Thompson

No 34891, 2007 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2007, Mobile, Alabama from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: A methodology based on spatial analysis is proposed to investigate suitability of crop, and then applied to analyzing the suitability for global maize production. The suitable and unsuitable maize cultivated regions are given based on the analysis, and maize cultivated regions sensitive to economic incentive is also illustrated and discussed.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.34891

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